Scotland's population set for 10 per cent boom

STATISTICS from the National Records of Scotland suggest the country’s population will grow from 5.31million in 2012 to 5.78million in 2037.

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Scotland's population reached an all-time high last year

THE population of Scotland is set to rise by just under 10 per cent in the next 25 years, experts predict.

Statistics from the National Records of Scotland suggest the country’s population will grow from 5.31million in 2012 to 5.78million in 2037.

The greatest increases are expected to be in Aberdeen and Edinburgh. They both face rises of about 28 per cent.

However, the population in Inverclyde and Argyll and Bute is tipped to fall, by 19 per cent and 13 per cent respectively.

Last week, new figures revealed the nation's population reached an all-time high of 5,327,700 in 2013.

The figures, which were based on 2011 census data, showed a rise of 14,100 people compared to the previous year, said the National Records of Scotland statistics.

Approximately 47,700 people moved to Scotland from England, Northern Ireland and Wales, according to the results.

National Records of Scotland chief executive Tim Ellis, said: "Scotland's population increased by 14,100 from mid-2012 to mid-2013, primarily because of a net in-flow of approximately 10,000 more people coming to Scotland than leaving, although there were also around 900 more births than deaths.

"For the 10th consecutive year, more people arrived in Scotland from the rest of the UK and overseas than left to go in the opposite direction.”